Pa. State Police trooper on horseback hit by pickup during Eagles NFC Championship game

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A trooper on horseback was hit by a pickup truck while on patrol during the Eagles NFC Championship game, Pennsylvania State Police say.

It happened around 4 p.m. Sunday in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

In a news release issued Tuesday, police said six troopers from the Mounted Unit were on Darien Street, just north of Pattison Avenue, when the driver of a white pickup truck passed them.

The truck hit one of the troopers, and a horse, as it went by.

The trooper fell to the ground and suffered a broken leg. The horse was not injured.

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Members of the Mounted Unit stopped the truck just south of the crash location.

The pickup truck driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI and Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle while DUI.

The suspect's name was not released.

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